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What is the name for a seasonal wind that brings rain to the Indian subcontinent during parts of the year?
A large landmass that is set apart from the rest of the continent
Sub continent
a. the money collected in taxes
b. the power and authority of the ruler
c. the happiness of the empire's people
B. The power and authority of the ruler
The principle if ahimsa pertains to what in Hinduism?
a. non-violenceb. meditation
c. The 4 Noble Truths
a. non-violence
According to the Four Noble Truths, what must be overcome to end suffering
a. all selfish desires
b. all forms of desire
c. nirvana
a. all selfish desires
What is the term that describes a blissful peace without desire or suffering?
Nirvana
Groupings based on one's skills
Varnas
A popular form during The Gupta Empire was the fable, which was
a. a short story with a moral at the end
b. a type of poetry written in Sanskrit
c. the world's first novel
a. a short story with a moral at the end
"For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time"
What central part of Hinduism does this quote illustrate?
a. reincarnation
b.ahimsa
c. karma
Which of the following statements about Buddhism is accurate?
a. more than 2 million Buddhists live in the US
b. few Buddhists live in Asia
c. Buddhism is still widely practiced in India
a. more than 2 million Buddhists live in the US
This describes a collection of hundreds of sacred hymns composed by Aryans of Ancient India
Veda
A great thinker or teacher
Guru
Chandra Gupta I...
a. founded the Maurya Empire
b. Founded the Gupta Empire
c. conquered all of India
b. Founded the Gupta Empire
a. ahimsa
b. dharma
c. karm
b. dharma
What is the main focus on Mahayana Buddhists?
a. Buddha's good deeds
b. Buddha's compassion
c. Buddha's writings
b. Buddha's compassion
These are Buddhist commemorative burial mounds
Stupas
Most historians believe that Indo-Aryan culture spread through India by
a. rapid conquest
b. gradual mixing
c. overland trade
b. gradual mixing
What strategy did Chandragupta use to conquer Magadha?
a. cause so much destruction that people will be forced to flee
b. seize the capital, the rest of the kingdom will fall
c. attack the borders first, then the capital city
c. attack the borders first, then the capital city
The lowest _______, or social grouping based on skill, identified in the Vedas was the _______.
a. varna, Brahmins
b. jati, Kshatriyas
c. varna, Sudras
c. varna, Sudras
The Gupta Empire was able to construct well designed cities with sophisticated temples and buildings because of
a. contributions to the decimal system
b. advances in art and engineering
c. advances made in metallurgy
b. advances in art and engineering
A science that deals with extracting metal from ore and using it to create useful objects
metallurgy
Beginning with the earliest, what is the correct order of Indian emperors?
a. Asoka, Chandra Gupta I, Samudra Gupta, Chandra Gupta II
b. Chandra Gupta I, Chandra Gupta II, Samudra Gupta, Asoka
c. Asoka, Chandra Gupta I, Chandra Gupta II, Samudra Gupta
a. Asoka, Chandra Gupta I, Samudra Gupta, Chandra Gupta II
The strongest known kingdom in India before the Maurya empire was
a. Kalinga
b. Magadha
C. Ming
B. Magadha
Which of the following did the Indian scientist Aryabhata discover? Choose two
a. metal can be extracted from ore to create useful objects
b. the moon shines because it reflects sunlight
c. the Ayurvedic medical system treats many diseases
d. the motion of the Earth and Moon cause Eclpises
B & D
FINAL JEOPARDY!!!!!!!
According to Buddhism, what did a person need to follow in order to achieve Nirvana?
The eight-fold path